AGM Information • Apr 28, 2023
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The Annual General Meeting in Schibsted ASA (the "Company") was held on 28 April 2023 at 14:00. As announced in the notice to the Annual General Meeting, the meeting was held electronically.
An overview of represented shareholders is attached to this protocol.
The Chair of the Board of Directors, Karl-Christian Agerup, was present. CEO Kristin Skogen Lund attended the meeting by video. In addition, the Chair of the Nomination Committee, Kjersti Løken Stavrum, attended.
The meeting was opened by the Chair of the Board of Directors.
The Company's auditor, PwC, was represented by Certified Public Accountant, Eivind Nilsen.
The meeting had the following agenda:
Karl-Christian Agerup was elected as chair of the meeting.
The notice and agenda were approved.
Andreas Ehrenclou was elected to sign the minutes together with the chair.
CEO Kristin Skogen Lund presented the financial statements for 2022 for Schibsted ASA and the group. The Board of Directors' statement on corporate governance was considered. The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposed resolution to approve the financial statements and the report.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the financial statements for 2022 for Schibsted ASA and the Schibsted Group, including the Board of Directors' Report for 2022. The General Meeting took into consideration the statement on corporate governance.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the Board of Director's proposal regarding dividend for the 2022 financial year of NOK 2.00 per share, excluding shares owned by the Group.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the auditor's fee of NOK 1,771,727.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the Company's report of the paid and outstanding remuneration to the Company's senior executives for the accounting year of 2022.
Resolution: The General Meeting endorsed the Company's report on the remuneration to the Company's senior executives
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the Company's policy for remuneration to senior executives
The Chair of the Nomination Committee accounted for the Nomination Committee's work in the period 2022–2023. The General Meeting took the report into account.
The Chair of the Nomination Committee accounted for the proposal, and informed that the Nomination Committee had decided to propose that Ulrike Handel as a new shareholder-elected Board member, and that the other shareholder-elected board members, with the exception of Hélène Barnekow who did not stand for re-election, are re-elected.
Pursuant to Article 8 of the Articles of Association, Blommenholm Industrier AS has exercised its right to directly appoint Karl-Christian Agerup as a member of the Board of Directors.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the Nomination Committee's proposals regarding shareholder-elected directors for the period 2023–2024.
The board will hereby consist of:
The Chair of the Nomination Committee accounted for the proposal, and informed that the Nomination Committee had decided to propose that Karl-Christian Agerup and Rune Bjerke are re-elected as Chair and Deputy Chair, respectively, of the Board.
Resolution proposal: The General Meeting approved the Nomination Committee's proposal regarding the appointment of Karl-Christian Agerup as Chair and Rune Bjerke as Deputy Chair of the Board for 2023–2024.
The Chair of the Nomination Committee accounted for the proposal.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the Nomination Committee's proposal regarding fees payable to the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors' committees for the period from the Annual General Meeting in 2023 to the Annual General Meeting in 2024.
The fees were accordingly resolved to be as follows (figures for the period 2022–2023 in brackets):
| Chair of the Board | NOK 1 294 000 | (NOK 1 232 000) |
|---|---|---|
| Vice chair of the board | NOK 971 000 | (NOK 925 000) |
| Board members | NOK 607 000 | (NOK 578 000) |
| Alternate Board members | NOK 28 000 per meeting | (NOK 27 000 per meeting) |
| Chair of the Audit Committee | NOK 225 000 | (NOK 214 000) |
| Member of the Audit Committee | NOK 138 000 | (NOK 131 000) |
| Chair of the Compensation Committee | NOK 152 000 | (NOK 145 000) |
| Member of the Compensation Committee |
NOK 100 000 | (NOK 95 000) |
| Additional fee for Board members residing outside the Oslo region |
NOK 50,000 | (NOK 50,000) |
| Additional fee for Board members residing outside the Nordic countries |
NOK 100,000 | (NOK 100,000) |
The Chair of the Nomination Committee accounted for the proposal.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the Nomination Committee's proposal regarding fees for the period from the Annual General Meeting in 2023 to the Annual General Meeting in 2024.
The fees were accordingly resolved to be as follows (figures for the period 2022–2023 in brackets):
| Chair of the Nomination Committee | NOK 153 000 | (NOK 146 000) |
|---|---|---|
| Member of the Nomination Committee | NOK 95 000 | (NOK 90,000) |
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
Resolution: The General Meeting approved the Nomination Committee's proposal regarding the members of the Nomination Committee for the period 2023–2025.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
The wording of the authorisation is as follows:
"Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 7 of the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors is authorized to make decisions on the following matters referred to in the second paragraph, subparagraph a) of Article 7 of the Articles of Association:
Within the framework of the Group CEO's general authorization, the Board of Directors may delegate its authority pursuant to this authorization to the management.
A director appointed pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 8 of the Articles of Association may demand that certain matters which are covered by this authorization must nonetheless be submitted to the General Meeting for its decision.
The authorization is valid until the next Annual General Meeting of Schibsted ASA in 2024."
Resolution: The General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to administrate parts of Article 7 of Schibsted's Articles of Association in accordance with the proposed authorization as worded above. The authorization is valid from the Annual General Meeting in 2023 until the Annual General Meeting in 2024.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
(vi) The shares may serve as settlement in the Company's share based long-term incentive schemes, as well as the employee share saving plan,and to improve the capital structure of the Company. The shares may not be used in a take-over situation cf. section 6-17 (2) of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
The Chair of the Board of Directors accounted for the proposal.
Section 10, subsection 5 of Schibsted's Articles of Association shall be deleted and replaced with:
"In the notice of the Annual General Meeting, the company may stipulate a registration deadline which may not expire earlier than two business days before the Annual General Meeting."
There were no further items on the agenda. All resolutions were passed in accordance with necessary majority requirements. An overview of the voting on each individual item on the agenda is attached to the minutes. The general meeting was closed at 14.35.
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[Only Norwegian version signed]
[Only Norwegian version signed]
Karl-Christian Agerup
Andreas Ehrenclou
AGM 28.04.2023
| B-shares A-Shares |
Total A&B | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Attendees: | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Total Votes Represented: | 671 712 090 | 86 915 852 | 758 627 942 | |||||
| 578 | ||||||||
| Voting shares Represented: | 67 171 209 | 86 915 852 | 154 087 061 | |||||
| % Voting shares Represented: | 64,30 % | 66,96 % | 65,78 % | |||||
| Total Shares | 104 459 958 | 129801066 | 234 261 024 | |||||
| Company Own Shares: | 1878380 | 2786454 | 4 664 834 | |||||
| Sub Total: | 7 | 1 | 758 627 942 | |||||
| Capacity | Registered Attendees | Registered Non-Voting Attendees | Registered Votes | Accounts | ||||
| Aksjonær (web) | 4 | 0 | 29 047 674 | 4 | ||||
| Guest | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Styrets leder med åpen fullmakt | 1 | 0 | 7 111 060 | 21 | ||||
| Styrets leder med instrukser | 1 | 0 | 244 857 460 | 444 | ||||
| Forhåndsstemmer | 1 | 0 | 477 611 748 | 109 |
Freddy Hermansen DNB Bank ASA Issuer Services
As scrutineer appointed for the purpose of the Poll taken at the General Meeting of the Members of the Company held on 28 April 2023, I HEREBY CERTIFY that the result of the Poll
is correctly set out as follows:-
| 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 |
Share Class A SHARES B SHARES A SHARES B SHARES A SHARES B SHARES A SHARES |
For 671711990 86915851 671708990 86914851 671711990 86915851 |
100,00 % 100,00 % 100,00 % 100,00 % |
Against 0 0 |
0,00 % | Abstain | share | For | Against | Abstain | Not Voted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67171199 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 10 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86915851 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 3000 | 0,00 % | 100 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67170899 100,00 % | 300 | 0,00 % | 10 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 1000 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86914851 100,00 % | 1000 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 100 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67171199 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 10 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|||
| 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86915851 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|||
| 4 | 671710240 | 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1850 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67171024 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 185 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 4 | B SHARES | 86915851 | 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86915851 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
| 5 | A SHARES | 671363480 | 99,95 % | 345800 | 0,05 % | 2810 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67136348 99,95 % | 34580 | 0,05 % | 281 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
| 5 | B SHARES | 86892104 | 99,97 % | 23476 | 0,03 % | 272 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86892104 99,97 % | 23476 | 0,03 % | 272 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
| 6 | A SHARES | 671157280 | 99,92 % | 551710 | 0,08 % | 3100 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67115728 99,92 % | 55171 | 0,08 % | 310 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
| 6 | B SHARES | 86831175 | 99,90 % | 83676 | 0,10 % | 1001 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86831175 99,90 % | 83676 | 0,10 % | 1001 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
| 7 | A SHARES | 607386970 | 90,42 % 63135010 | 9,40 % | 1190110 | 0,18 % | 10 | 60738697 90,42 % | 6313501 | 9,40 % | 119011 | 0,18 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 7 | B SHARES | 76795961 | 88,36 % 10118619 | 11,64 % | 1272 | 0,00 % | 1 | 76795961 88,36 % | 10118619 11,64 % | 1272 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 8 | A SHARES | 577456580 | 85,97 % 93046330 | 13,85 % | 1209180 | 0,18 % | 10 | 57745658 85,97 % | 9304633 13,85 % | 120918 | 0,18 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 8 | B SHARES | 65598443 | 75,47 % 18518362 | 21,31 % | 2799047 | 3,22 % | 1 | 65598443 75,47 % | 18518362 21,31 % | 2799047 | 3,22 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 10 a)A SHARES | 667878420 | 99,43 % | 3830630 | 0,57 % | 3040 | 0,00 % | 10 | 66787842 99,43 % | 383063 | 0,57 % | 304 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 a)B SHARES | 86654968 | 99,70 % | 214641 | 0,25 % | 46243 | 0,05 % | 1 | 86654968 99,70 % | 214641 | 0,25 % | 46243 | 0,05 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 b)A SHARES | 662809810 | 98,67 % | 7208500 | 1,07 % | 1693780 | 0,25 % | 10 | 66280981 98,67 % | 720850 | 1,07 % | 169378 | 0,25 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 b)B SHARES | 86637373 | 99,68 % | 232236 | 0,27 % | 46243 | 0,05 % | 1 | 86637373 99,68 % | 232236 | 0,27 % | 46243 | 0,05 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 c)A SHARES 10 c)B SHARES |
671702750 86914771 |
100,00 % 100,00 % |
6300 1080 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
3040 1 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
10 1 |
67170275 100,00 % 86914771 100,00 % |
630 1080 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
304 1 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
0 0,00 % 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 d)A SHARES | 671356850 | 99,95 % | 352100 | 0,05 % | 3140 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67135685 99,95 % | 35210 | 0,05 % | 314 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 d)B SHARES | 86652626 | 99,70 % | 263225 | 0,30 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86652626 99,70 % | 263225 | 0,30 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 e)A SHARES | 671702750 | 100,00 % | 6300 | 0,00 % | 3040 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67170275 100,00 % | 630 | 0,00 % | 304 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 e)B SHARES | 86914771 | 100,00 % | 1080 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86914771 100,00 % | 1080 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 f) A SHARES | 670230200 | 99,78 % | 800 | 0,00 % | 1481090 | 0,22 % | 10 | 67023020 99,78 % | 80 | 0,00 % | 148109 | 0,22 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 10 f) B SHARES | 86841468 | 99,91 % | 80 | 0,00 % | 74304 | 0,09 % | 1 | 86841468 99,91 % | 80 | 0,00 % | 74304 | 0,09 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 11 a)A SHARES | 660815650 | 98,38 % 10637370 | 1,58 % | 259070 | 0,04 % | 10 | 66081565 98,38 % | 1063737 | 1,58 % | 25907 | 0,04 % | 0 0,00 % |
||
| 11 a)B SHARES | 85072627 | 97,88 % | 1764371 | 2,03 % | 78854 | 0,09 % | 1 | 85072627 97,88 % | 1764371 | 2,03 % | 78854 | 0,09 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 11 b)A SHARES | 670917270 | 99,88 % | 789070 | 0,12 % | 5750 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67091727 99,88 % | 78907 | 0,12 % | 575 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 11 b)B SHARES | 86838705 | 99,91 % | 76875 | 0,09 % | 272 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86838705 99,91 % | 76875 | 0,09 % | 272 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 12 A SHARES | 671083110 | 99,91 % | 618030 | 0,09 % | 10950 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67108311 99,91 % | 61803 | 0,09 % | 1095 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 12 B SHARES | 86810831 | 99,88 % | 104749 | 0,12 % | 272 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86810831 99,88 % | 104749 | 0,12 % | 272 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 13 A SHARES | 671596450 | 99,98 % | 107400 | 0,02 % | 8240 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67159645 99,98 % | 10740 | 0,02 % | 824 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 13 B SHARES | 86914771 | 100,00 % | 1080 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86914771 100,00 % | 1080 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 14 a)A SHARES | 671706550 | 100,00 % | 2500 | 0,00 % | 3040 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67170655 100,00 % | 250 | 0,00 % | 304 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 14 a)B SHARES | 86915744 | 100,00 % | 107 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86915744 100,00 % | 107 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 14 b)A SHARES | 671709050 | 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 3040 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67170905 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 304 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 14 b)B SHARES | 86915851 | 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86915851 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 14 c)A SHARES | 671703550 | 100,00 % | 3000 | 0,00 % | 5540 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67170355 100,00 % | 300 | 0,00 % | 554 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 14 c)B SHARES | 86914851 | 100,00 % | 1000 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86914851 100,00 % | 1000 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 15 A SHARES | 670118150 | 99,76 % | 1581440 | 0,24 % | 12500 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67011815 99,76 % | 158144 | 0,24 % | 1250 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 15 B SHARES | 86840148 | 99,91 % | 74303 | 0,09 % | 1401 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86840148 99,91 % | 74303 | 0,09 % | 1401 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 16 A SHARES 16 B SHARES |
671708900 86915851 |
100,00 % 100,00 % |
2990 0 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
200 1 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
10 1 |
67170890 100,00 % 86915851 100,00 % |
299 0 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
20 1 |
0,00 % 0,00 % |
0 0,00 % 0 0,00 % |
|
| 17 A SHARES | 663818840 | 98,82 % | 7340940 | 1,09 % | 552310 | 0,08 % | 10 | 66381884 98,82 % | 734094 | 1,09 % | 55231 | 0,08 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 17 B SHARES | 86618552 | 99,66 % | 283617 | 0,33 % | 13683 | 0,02 % | 1 | 86618552 99,66 % | 283617 | 0,33 % | 13683 | 0,02 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 18 A SHARES | 665755600 | 99,11 % | 5956390 | 0,89 % | 100 | 0,00 % | 10 | 66575560 99,11 % | 595639 | 0,89 % | 10 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 18 B SHARES | 86706537 | 99,76 % | 209314 | 0,24 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86706537 99,76 % | 209314 | 0,24 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
|
| 19 A SHARES | 671711100 | 100,00 % | 890 | 0,00 % | 100 | 0,00 % | 10 | 67171110 100,00 % | 89 | 0,00 % | 10 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
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| 19 B SHARES | 86915851 | 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 1 | 86915851 100,00 % | 0 | 0,00 % | 1 | 0,00 % | 0 0,00 % |
Freddy Hermansen
DNB Bank ASA Issuer Services
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